I met Anne on Instagram, she’s a beautiful soul who posts the most amazing pics of healthy clean foods!  She’s become a friend & a major inspiration in my life recently to make changes to my diet & the way I feed my family as well.  She shared with me a list of thirty-one things she did (& does) to stay alive & it honestly changed my life.  I’m so thankful to have found Anne & am so excited to share her story with you!

Anne lives in Columbia, South Carolina with her husband of 33 years.  They have two handsome sons, age 23 & 27.  Their strength learned from their mom, one of them writing his senior speech on adversity, as his mother faced her cancer diagnosis & treatment.

Several years ago, Anne noticed an itching in her right breast.  She had not been diligent about self-exams because she had many fibrocystic (non-cancerous) lumps & they all felt the same making the exams a seemingly pointless exercise.  However, the itching was different & concerning.  She saw her doctor that day & had a mammogram & biopsy.  Anne was diagnosed with Her2+ breast cancer at age 51 & was shocked to learn her tumor was nine centimeters. 

Anne had bilateral mastectomy & did not follow with chemo or radiation, as her doctors were confident the cancer was successfully removed.  However, cells escaped & within two years she was Stage four with metastasis to the liver.  She began chemo; six months of Abraxane followed by Herceptin which was to continue for the reminder of her life but she opted to stop two & a half years ago.  Anne has had no evidence of disease for eight years now.

The Bible & God’s promise of Heaven, provide Anne with strength & grace.  Anne admits she still faces uncertainties like everyone, but she puts her trust in God with those uncertainties.  This eases her fears & empowers her, equipping her to face her giants.  Anne says she’s continually held up by the love of God & those He’s sent to participate in her life.

Anne began to research how to prevent, cure & fight cancer through an integrative approach.  She made radical changes her diet.  She switched to a mostly raw plant-based diet, detoxes & eliminated sugar, dairy & meat.  With these changes through treatment, she experienced no side effects other than hair loss.  No fatigue, no nausea & no neuropathy.  She worked full time & went straight from chemo to work.  She fueled her cells, drinking barley grass powder & Moringa, she says it made her feel as energetic as when she was a teenager.

 

Anne now feels a calling to help others prevent disease by sharing all that she’s learned.  She speaks frequently in her town & teaches others how to sprout & make their own kefir & almond milk.  She encourages those with a cancer diagnosis to research, consider various options & get a few different opinions.  Anne says there are countless Stage 4 survivors out there & those with the best outcomes seem to be those who’ve adopted a radical lifestyle change.  She’s still a supporter of conventional treatment, but an integrative approach was wise & effective for her.

  Follow Anne on Instagram for many more inspiring & beautiful photos!